--- title: "1 Alien Really Quotes By Zal Batmanglij" description: "1 Alien Really quotes by Zal Batmanglij. Plus more from Zal Batmanglij and more Alien Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/zal-batmanglij-4753_aliens_for-us-time-travel-is-synonymous-for-the_1271908.jpg" --- > [For us, time travel is synonymous for the belief in all the things that are not seen, and also for the most outlandish claim that you could possibly make. To say that you're a time traveler is weirder than saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/for-us-time-travel-is-synonymous-for-the-belief-in-all-the-things/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/zal-batmanglij-4753_aliens_for-us-time-travel-is-synonymous-for-the_1271908.jpg) ## More by Zal Batmanglij > [I love James Cameron. I love what he does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-love-james-cameron-i-love-what-he-does/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [I guess it the one consistent thing in my life was that sense of magic that film provide - I still remember the movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-guess-it-the-one-consistent-thing-in-my-life-was-that-sense-of/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [Actors love to do extreme things, so that is why they become actors; otherwise, they'd be novelists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/actors-love-to-do-extreme-things-so-that-is-why-they-become-actors/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > ['Sound of My Voice' had been written before 'Another Earth.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/sound-of-my-voice-had-been-written-before-another-earth/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [We lived on anarchist farms, squatted in the inner city, and hopped rail cars. We wanted to see how other young people were creating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-lived-on-anarchist-farms-squatted-in-the-inner-city-and-hopped/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [A film set is all about hierarchy, but I always like to think about the circus. In the circus, there's this real sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-film-set-is-all-about-hierarchy-but-i-always-like-to-think-about/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [I think if aliens came to Earth, we would laugh. If there was an alien technology, we would laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-if-aliens-came-to-earth-we-would-laugh-if-there-was-an-alien/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > ['The Terminator' is grounded in so much realism. It's again a story that centers around a woman that isn't a 'woman's picture' necessarily. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-terminator-is-grounded-in-so-much-realism-it-s-again-a-story-that/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [No one dives a dumpster like a rich kid dives a dumpster, because there's no shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/no-one-dives-a-dumpster-like-a-rich-kid-dives-a-dumpster-because/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [A director really doesn't deal with performance that much, especially if you deal with great actors. Their work is the performance. What you're helping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-director-really-doesn-t-deal-with-performance-that-much-especially/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [I stay away from the writing part because I think that if it sticks, it sticks. You just know it. The stuff that doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-stay-away-from-the-writing-part-because-i-think-that-if-it-sticks/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [On 'Sound of My Voice,' I was the first and last word, which is kind of a dictatorship. I like collectives, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/on-sound-of-my-voice-i-was-the-first-and-last-word-which-is-kind-of-a/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [I think disparaging something you don't understand, while a very normal thing - I expect more from serious people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-disparaging-something-you-don-t-understand-while-a-very/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [Whatever you think of Edward Snowden, it took bravery to do what he did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/whatever-you-think-of-edward-snowden-it-took-bravery-to-do-what-he-did/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) > [You can't just express yourself and it becomes a movie. You have to get beyond that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/you-can-t-just-express-yourself-and-it-becomes-a-movie-you-have-to/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alien-really/zal-batmanglij/#itemlist", "name": "1 Alien Really Quotes By Zal Batmanglij", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For us, time travel is synonymous for the belief in all the things that are not seen, and also for the most outlandish claim that you could possibly make. To say that you're a time traveler is weirder than saying you're an alien. It's really strange to sit down in a basement and be face-to-face with someone who claims to be a real time traveler. 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